We are recruiting volunteers to fulfill a Web survey for a psychological research project with Dr. Christian C. Joyal, Ph.D., professor in the psychology department of the Université du Québec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR), as project director. We want to compare ”BDSM poeple” and ”non-BDSM poeple” to show there is no difference between both groups and challenge the pathology label around Bondage / Discipline / Domination / Submission / Sadism / Masochism (BDSM) games.

To thank you for your participation in our study we will be giving away five Amazon.ca gift cards valued at $100.00 each, offered at random among the participants in the draw. The whole process is absolutely anonymous. We don’t need your identification and you can leave at any time.

Would you like to be a part of our dynamic team? The ALCC is looking for candidates to fill three important positions of leadership on our Board of Directors. Please click on the link to read about the requirements in becoming a part of the team: Becoming a Board Member

IMPORTANT: Applications must be submitted by Jan 15, 2017!

Not interested in being on the board but want to be a part of this great organization? There are many different roles you can choose from. Though many of the roles are filled, we always need more folks working together, the more the merrier!!!

The Kink corner is brought to you by the ALCC and features the latest in kink, fetish, and BDSM. Friendly and knowledgeable staff from the ALCC will be doing on-site demonstrations and answering kink-related questions.

We are happy to bring back Naked Yoga after a long stretch, pun intended. The lovely Lorena will be leading our magical yoga class where you can free yourself from the weight of life all the way down to your clothes! Please see our schedule for details. This class will take place on the 1st Sunday of every month from 3-4:30pm starting February 5th.

NAKED YOGA

Ditch your ego with your clothes and let’s meet on our mats for Naked Yoga! What better way to increase your body awareness, but feel fully aware of your bare skin through mindful movements? Lorena is a Curvy Yoga teacher who specializes in size-adapted postures and uses gender-neutral language in a gentle and non-competitive environment. This class is designed for individuals to follow their own pace and not the pace of the participant next to them. Read the rest of this entry →

Lorena coaches professional folks who juggle work, home, and the care of aging parents by giving them a chance to relieve the pressure valve and feel more grounded. As a Mindfulness Coach and Curvy Yoga Teacher, she offers non-judgmental, body-affirming yoga-based sessions that center the participant as the expert on their bodies. By practicing awareness in every day postures and movements that create stress on the body, Lorena trains you how to self-correct for immediate results. Since 2009, she has guided hundreds of curvy women and trans people to experience true relaxation, to find the compassion they need to continue and to maintain the motivation to take the next step on their path. Find out about any upcoming classes or schedule a session with her at lorenalombardi.com.

On behalf of everyone at the ALCC, we wish you a pleasant and prosperous 2017.

The Bisexual Group gathered on the 2nd Sunday of November, the 13th, with a special guest: Lorena Lombardi, life coach, and last person responsible to the now defunct organism “
Bi Unité Montreal”. She presented herself, talked about the death of her once-famous organism and went on with the month’s subject: intersectionality. The subject spanned the different angles of discrimination (family-based, in professional context and around public instances like law enforcement and health services), then the different layers applicable to that concept (we used the example of stigmas on relationship styles, like polyamory, to add on the classic myths around bisexuality). Read the rest of this entry →

We are excited to welcome Girolamo (Jerry) Russa as a Life Coach in training. He has been working very hard at Concordia University to complete his Professional and Personal Coach Certification (PPCC). His program is approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF). His type of work requires patience, passion and dedication to helping people find happiness and persevering through life’s challenges.

We are fortunate to have Giro as a kink/alternative lifestyle aware coach since this is still a major obstacle with therapists and counselors today. University programs are still teaching the “old” philosophy of perversions for psychology and medicine. It’s shocking to many students who are currently taking these classes and well versed with the kink/poly/BDSM world. This information is still biased on gender, lack of formal long-term evidence and research, and stigmatizing.

Giro will be offering workshops, group coaching sessions, and one-on-one individual sessions to practice the knowledge and skills he’s gained from his training. You can contact him at giroru@icloud.com or by phone at 514-991-3866. To learn more about Giro, please check out our counseling section.

Last Sunday marked our first day with Sir Master Marc as our official educator for Flogging. He has been a player and educator in the local Montreal BDSM community for more than 10 years. We are honored to have him with us at the ALCC. Marc is incredibly skilled when it comes to the art of flogging and he’s also an expert at technique, style and knowing what types of floggers to choose. He joins us with a strong and positive reputation which we hope creates confidence in anyone learning the art of flogging from him. Check out his profile to learn more about him.